I mean, humans have been making up gods to worship, probably since their brains were capable of such a thing, but I believe this short clip is talking about which is the oldest of the current major world religions…
With Pace getting his learner’s this week, I’ve got a bit of a “milestone” theme going. So here’s the newspaper announcement (remember those?) from when I graduated with my BA…
Learner’s license achievement unlocked!
I always chuckle as how selective (some) Christians are about which “rules” they follow and even how they decide that these rules exist in a book that was written thousands of years ago. Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear the Gay Pride logo on their uniforms this weekend — saying their religious beliefs wouldn't […]
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/faith-religion-god-declined-pandemic-study/
It was pretty cool to go to the world premier of an anti-corporate documentary called “The Corporation” at the Calgary International Film Festival twenty years ago which featured a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. It’s less cool that this film has an “unfortunately necessarily” sequel released a couple years ago…
A response to a question about “Will Religion Ever Disappear?” in an atheist sub on Reddit explains why humans are hardwired to believe in religion in the first place.
“I did not put anything into the book that had not happened [to women] at some time or in some place in history or was not happening when I was writing the book. So it was all reality-based and one reason I did that is I did not want to hear ‘You’ve got a warped, […]
Shea and I went for supper with some friends on Friday night and it was good to catch up, compare notes, and have a few laughs after not having done a restaurant meal with people who we’d normally go out with a few times per year before Covid. (We have done virtual happy hours/outside visits/potlucks […]
As Ramadan begins, it’s got me thinking about how (or if?) I balance my views about religion as an atheist with my desire to (try to) be kind and respectful and inclusive as a human being? I mean, you’re reading a recurring theme post I do most weeks called “Secular Sunday” that regulary pokes fun […]
